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Evaluation of the impact of Maths Counts delivered by teaching assistants on primary school pupils' attainment in maths

See, Beng Huat; Morris, Rebecca; Gorard, Stephen; Siddiqui, Nadia

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Rebecca Morris



Abstract

This paper presents the findings of a 1-year efficacy trial of Maths Counts (MC), an intensive, individualised programme delivered by trained teaching assistants. The programme was delivered 3 times a week over 10 weeks. The sample included 291 Year 3 to Year 6 pupils (age 7 to 11) from 35 primary schools in England. Pupils were individually randomised within school to receive MC or business as usual. The results suggest that MC is effective for children struggling with basic maths skills (ES = +0.12 for general maths skills and +0.18 for maths attitude), but there is no evidence that it is particularly effective for children eligible for free school meals. Staff and pupil absences, and other social-emotional and behavioural difficulties may have prevented some pupils from getting the most from the programme. In general, the trial shows that trained teaching assistants can be effectively deployed to support children’s maths learning.

Citation

See, B. H., Morris, R., Gorard, S., & Siddiqui, N. (2019). Evaluation of the impact of Maths Counts delivered by teaching assistants on primary school pupils' attainment in maths. Educational Research and Evaluation, 25(3-4), 203-224. https://doi.org/10.1080/13803611.2019.1686031

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Oct 24, 2019
Online Publication Date Nov 22, 2019
Publication Date 2019
Deposit Date Oct 21, 2019
Publicly Available Date Nov 28, 2019
Journal Educational Research and Evaluation
Print ISSN 1380-3611
Electronic ISSN 1744-4187
Publisher Taylor and Francis Group
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 25
Issue 3-4
Pages 203-224
DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/13803611.2019.1686031

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Advance online version © 2019 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group
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